Bill Clinton, Usher Team Up to Raise Money for Michelle Nunn

ByBeth Reinhard

Georgia Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn

Associated Press

Former President Bill Clinton, the last Democratic nominee to carry the state of Georgia, is slated to attend a Sept. 13 fundraiser for Senate candidate Michelle Nunn at the Atlanta home of the singer Usher.

The popular ex-president from Arkansas is filling an important role as a Democratic headliner in Republican-leaning, southern states where President Barack Obama receives low approval ratings. Mr. Clinton has also lent a hand to Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes in Kentucky and Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor.

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In a midterm election in which the GOP is expected to make the biggest gains, Ms. Nunn, who faces Republican nominee David Perdue, and Ms. Grimes, who is running against Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, are the Democratic Party’s best hopes for winning seats previously held by Republicans.

This is not the first time Ms. Nunn will join Mr. Clinton and Usher. In 2010, Ms. Nunn received an award for her charitable work as CEO of the Points of Lights Institute and co-founder of the HandsOn Network from the New Look Foundation, founded by Usher. He and Mr. Clinton co-chaired the event in Atlanta.

“Both in office and out, President Clinton has been a tireless advocate for Georgia families and a force for consensus building and creative problem solving in Washington,” Ms. Nunn said in a statement to The Wall Street Journal. “I have been honored to work with him as CEO of President George H.W. Bush‘s Points of Light Foundation, and I am very grateful to have his support in this race.”

Ms. Nunn and Usher also worked together on recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina.

Polls on the race have been mixed. In the latest poll, conducted by Landmark Communications for WSB-TV, Ms. Nunn led Republican nominee David Perdue, 47% to 40%. A day before that poll’s release, Survey USA, in a poll for WXIA-TV, found Mr. Perdue leading 50% to 41%.

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